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#EoF: Building new economic paradigms starting from school is possible

It is everyone’s duty to realize a more human, fraternal and sustainable economy, but to teach and promote it right from school is an educational challenge. Thus, an educational proposal for the teachers and educators is born: EoF in class....

Syria: Amidst the tragedy, young people are committed to life

By Youmna Bouzamel The earthquake that struck Syria on February 6 has taken its toll on its youth, in a country already weakened by twelve years of war and socio-economic hardships. Despite fear, destruction, and adverse conditions, young Syrians show...

The Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development to Co-Sponsor the 2023 Run4Unity

Through the Laudato Si’ Action Platform, the Vatican backs a global, youth-led sports and tree-planting event, led by the young people of the Focolare Movement and spanning time zones, countries and cultures to build peace and green the planet. On...

Ukraine emergency – A year of war

Since the outbreak of the war, Mira Milavec, a focolarina has been working with Caritas Spes in Ukraine, in collaboration with the Focolare Emergency Fund, to co-ordinate the distribution of humanitarian aid; we recently interviewed her, one year on from...

Act now to ensure a liveable future for everyone

Solutions to reduce greenhouses gas and adapt to changes in our climate, caused by human activity, are already within our grasp. This is the conclusion of the latest report by scientists of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published on...

Marine protected areas in international waters

SOURCE: CITTÀ NUOVA – By Pasquale Pellegrini The historical ONU agreement on the oceans is one step ahead for humanity and for the safeguarding of the environment. This is good news, but it could result in even better news if...

Future Resilience at Work and for Social & Ethical Impact

Consulus and Institute on Religion, Law & Lawyer’s Work at Fordham Law School Signs Strategic Partnership New York, 21 March 2023 – Consulus, a global innovation by design firm, and Fordham Institute on Religion Law and Lawyer’s Work have signed...

“Sons and Daughters”: artist Luvol’s commitment to children’s rights

The artist travelled to the Middle East to narrate what the children of those tormented lands live and to contribute to the good and peace through his art: “Sons & Daughters”, the project born from the collaboration with the Ohana...

The treasure of the world

A walk through Umberto Eco’s extraordinary personal library, that becomes a journey in the thoughts of this philosopher and writer and a consideration on the beauty of a book and place as the preserving of these protect the world’s memory:...

Egypt: the longing for freedom and rights for women

On International Women’s Day, we wish to give a voice to women who, even in situations of great inequality, suffering and exclusion, have taken a step forward in working to narrow the gaps that have existed for generations, such as...

DialogUE Project: Practicing the Art of Dialogue

A cura di Maria Grazia Berretta Immerse yourself in the sense of dialogue and confront each other in order to be able to live it concretely every day. This is the main objective of the 8 webinars promoted by the...

The cry of the earth, the poor, the young: Focolare EcoPlan

“A healthy ecology is fundamental for peace. We can build peace and fraternity only in a planet that exists”, Chiara Lubich said on the 25th of June 1991. The founder of the Focolare Movement already knew that everything is connected...

Peace begins with an encounter

One year after the start of the war in Ukraine, a view of the current situation from the US: the desire for peace remains as strong as ever. It’s a year since Irina confided with me: “If we lose, may...

Kenya: That different culture that made me fall in love. Isabele’s MilONGa Volunteering experience

By Janeth Cárdenas Belmonte Isabele Amorim tells us about her “journey” from Brazil to Kenya, to live a volunteering experience that makes her discover the beauty of diversity and of dialogue amongst different people. Isabele Amorim de Deus Pires is...

Moonlight shines on the ruins: eye witness accounts from Turkey and Syria

On 6th February, powerful earthquakes struck southern and central Turkey and Syria. A disaster that has caused the destruction of entire cities. Many people are missing and thousands have died. Here are two eye witness accounts. To read more…...

Here and back again

Non Dalla Guerra (Not from the war) returns to Jordan with the volunteering camps “Here and back again” is the sentence that accompanied the participants of the volunteering camp of Non Dalla Guerra (Not from the War) in Jordan last...

Indigenous communities are the guardians of the future

Coming out of his comfort zone and reaching out to the indigenous communities of his country has allowed Jesús Becerril, a young Mexican economist, to widen his professional and vocational horizons. What started as a volunteering experience became an occasion...

Earthquake emergency in Turkey and Syria

The donations, collected through the NGOs Azione per un Mondo Unito (AMU) and Azione per Famiglie Nuove (AFN), will be used to provide with basic necessities the people of Turkey and Syria affected by the strong earthquake on 6 February...

Distant lights

‘Trieste is Beautiful at Night’, a moving documentary portraying the hopes and dreams, hardship, exhaustion and fear of Asian migrants along the Balkan route. In the distance, the twinkling lights of the city from which the film takes its name,...

Environmental challenges for the world post-COP27

Brazilian experts offer a few strategies to bypass the environmental crisis and transform the goals of the twenty – seventh ONU Conference on the Environmental Changes into reality. The last report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), published...

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